MMR · Asia
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Sanctions targeting the country: United States (1 regime, 154 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 76 listings), European Union (1 regime, 128 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
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Recent institutional rupture: Coup militaire 1er février 2021.
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1.5 million refugees originating from the country. UNHCR 2025
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 4/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Crise
8.3 /10 risk
- Security 7.5
- Legitimacy 1.4
- Economy 1.5
- Diplomacy 2.6
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 1 person and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 191 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 78 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 115 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Naypyidaw
- Population
- 51,316,756 inh.
- Area
- 676,578 km²
- Currency
- MMK
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Myint Swe
Head of Government
Min Aung Hlaing
Government in office 1 members
Minister of the President's Office
Aung San Suu Kyi
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
440 seats
Chambre des nationalités
224 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
82 G$
GDP / capita
1,489 $
Growth
-2.0 %
Inflation
8.8 %
Unemployment
3.0 %
Defense / GDP
6.8 %
Life expectancy
67.1 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.08/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
4/100
Corruption (CPI)
16/100
Press freedom (RSF)
26/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2024
Annual budget
4.7 Md$
Defense effort
6.6 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #4 Étain 7 % 2024
- #3 Terres rares 11 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
15 Md$
Imports
17 Md$
Balance
-2 Md$
Top exports
- 30% Gaz naturel + pétrole
- 21% Vêtements
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Sanctions partielles. Junte militaire.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
24%
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GBR
26%
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FRA
31%
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DEU
31%
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RUS
76%
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CHN
80%
Abstention: 24%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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CTBT
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✗
TPNW
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Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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Ottawa Mine Ban
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Oslo Cluster Munitions
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Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2026
Élections sous junte (annoncées, contestées)
Légitimation junte
Last election
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2026-01-25
Union Solidarity and Development Party 231 seats (of 264) · turnout 52.0%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
- 2026-01-11
- 2025-12-28
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2020-11-08
Législatives (avant coup)
NLD (Aung San Suu Kyi) — annulé par junte
Last institutional rupture Coup militaire 1er février 2021
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.609/1
Top 10% (wealth)
52.0 %
Gini
30.7
Refugees originating
1,524,378
Rohingyas + déplacés post-coup 2021
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Israël
- Kosovo
National anthem
Gba Majay Bma
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- ASEAN
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,270 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,575, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)